Maidottomista

Maidottomista is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective maidoton, meaning dairy-free or without milk. It is the elative plural form, used to refer to sources or origins connected to multiple dairy-free items. In practical terms, maidottomista functions as an adjective that accompanies a plural noun, as in maidottomista tuotteista, meaning “from dairy-free products.”

Grammatical note: In Finnish, the elative case expresses origin or source and is marked by the ending -sta/-stä. When the elative is applied to an adjective that modifies a plural noun, the form becomes -ista/-istä, resulting in maidottomista to describe multiple dairy-free items or categories. The construction is common in consumer labeling, recipes, menus, and dietary guidance.

Usage: The term appears in contexts that discuss foods, ingredients, or products that do not contain dairy. For example, product lists may distinguish maidottomista tuotteista to indicate items suitable for dairy-free diets. It can also appear in marketing to highlight dairy-free lines or in nutritional information presented for groups avoiding milk or dairy ingredients.

Related terms: The base adjective maidoton is paired with nouns to express dairy-free meaning, while laktoositon specifies lactose-free. Distinctions between dairy-free (maidoton) and lactose-free (laktoositon) are common in Finnish dietary language, and both can appear in labeling and guidance.

See also: Finnish grammar on the elative case, dairy-free diet, lactose intolerance, food labeling.